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This is one of the largest groups, but many of the individual amendments are technical and consequential to the two main amendments, the first of which is amendment 62.
Although a 7 per cent increase in cases might not mean many more cases in, for example, Highlands and Islands, it could mean a large number of extra cases in Glasgow, where it might have a more sizeable impact.
We have uncovered what we think is a heavy work load for procurators fiscal in many cases in the summary courts, and we are looking at ways in which that work load can be alleviated.
The Conservatives' proposal is ridiculous and it is backed up by huge cuts in education expenditure that would destroy many of the improvements that have been made in our schools in recent years.
However, it is worth noting that, even if the Commission’s proposals were implemented, the many existing types of civil protection order would remain in force.
More generally, we have noticed a theme running through our work this Session of local authority reporting requirements, of which there are many. These tend to arise under different pieces of legislation without consideration of how any one requirement links to another.
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Date published:
16 September 2024
meetingId=15834 We also heard from Dr Ian Elliott that “the fact that so many different terms can be used that essentially all mean the same thing makes it very difficult to explain to the public what the different bodies are”.3Scottish Parliament. (2024).